20/11/2020 – RSN Seminar: Rural Housing
Date: 2nd November 2020 Subject: Rural Housing Chair: Councillor Trevor Thorne, Northumberland County Council – To download the Agenda for this seminar click here – To download the Learning Outcomes from this seminar click here Speakers: Steve Kemp, Executive Director, OpenPlan Consultants Ltd “Housing and the Planning White Paper” – Download the presentation here Tony Price, […]
Rural homelessness in England rises by 115% in past two years
The Rural Services Network, along with CPRE and English Rural Housing commissioned research into the Economic and Fiscal case for investing in rural affordable housing to drive post-pandemic recovery
Rural Toolkit Launch
The Institute of Economic Development (IED) and the Rural Services Network (RSN) have devised a new practitioner-focused toolkit which is intended as a guide for “anyone seeking to raise rural relevance in the economic agenda”
Britons claim they will head to rural areas for second lockdown
People are reportedly temporarily migrating away from cities to rural areas in anticipation of the second countrywide lockdown
PM’s promises on buses have failed to turn up
The Government needs to urgently bring forward the funds to support the bus industry, which has been badly affected by the lockdown measures
Plunkett releases key reports into community pubs and shops
The Plunkett Foundation has recently released its flagship reports into community pubs and community shops – showing both sectors to be in robust health as the country was plunged into the uncertainty of Covid-19
Pub converts shipping container into shop for Longburton residents
A shipping container converted into a village shop in a Dorset pub has come to the rescue of its locals
Despair of young over life and work in countryside is risk to rural communities – The Yorkshire Post says
Fears that young demographics are ‘pessimistic’ about their prospects in rural communities, seeing both the effects of the pandemic and Brexit as likely to compromise their chances of a successful future
Hinterland – 2 November 2020
In Hinterland this week – Evidence of the RSN in campaigning mode, Brexit worries for land based industries, city flight, a lack of mental health for young people and finally a reminder that our canine friends are capable of sharing everything with us including our anxieties. * * * Rural homelessness in England rises by […]
